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Local Covid Update; Granville Vance Public Health Vaccine Hotline Reminder
— written from information provided by Lisa Harrison, director Granville Vance Public Health. The information was provided March 10, but this article was not written or published until March 11. Since the pandemic began, Vance County has seen 4,450 positive test results, and Granville County has seen 5,341. As a result of covid, 82 have...
Use care when burning yard debris
The sunny skies and warmer temperatures may be tempting area residents to get outside and burn yard debris, but a local fire ranger urges landowners to use abundant caution to avoid problems. Just in the last week, fire departments in Vance and Granville counties and the NC Forest Service have responded to 13 wildfires. Of...
TownTalk 03-11-21 Monica Kearney, Safe Space Inc.
They may not be on the front lines or in the spotlight as other types of professionals who work to keep the community safe and healthy, but social workers operate across society to provide services to those in need. March is National Social Work Month and this year’s theme is “Social Workers are Essential.” Monica...
#BRENTSTRONG, a Brent Celebration!
#BRENTSTRONG, a Brent Celebration! A Special Presentation of WIZS News. WIZS Radio · WIZS 5P NEWS 03-11-21 SPECIAL REPORT BRENTSTRONG ...
WIZS Local News 03-10-21 Noon
WIZS Your Community Voice — 100.1 FM / 1450 AM Click Play for today’s Local News Audio. PRESENTED IN PART BY OUR SPONSOR DRAKE DENTISTRY Local News Airs on WIZS M-F at 8 a.m., 12 Noon and 5 p.m. “TownTalk” Airs on WIZS M-F at 11 a.m. “The Local Skinny!” Airs on WIZS Mon-Thurs at...
The Local Skinny! March 10; Home And Garden Show
Each Wednesday “The Local Skinny!” is the Home and Garden Show, which features co-hosts Wayne Rowland and Paul McKenzie of the Vance County Cooperative Extension service. Vance County COOP agents and staff can be reached throughout the week locally at 438-8188. As you will hear in today’s podcast below, listener calls at 492-5594 with questions...
Watkins selected for Governor’s School
Isaac Charles Watkins, a junior at Oxford Preparatory School, has been selected to attend North Carolina Governor’s School of 2021. Watkins, 17, lives in Oxford with his parents Kelly Watkins and Chris Cox. He was selected for the program because of high academic performance in the social sciences, according to Vici Bradsher, upper school director at OPS. He will...
Vance County Goals for 2021-2022
The Vance County Board of Commissioners discussed and prioritized a wide range of goals for the 2021-22 during its recent board retreat, from attracting new businesses to finding ways to lowering EMS call volume. The number one goal is to retain or create new jobs and attracting $10 million in new investment in the county...
H-V Chamber Will Launch New Human Resource Council
— Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce Press Release The Board of Directors of the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce voted in December 2020 to adopt a 2021 Program of Work which includes the formation of a new Human Resources Council. This new program is a goal under the Chamber’s Business and Growth and Development Division, a...
Small Farms Week 2021
The 35th annual celebration of Small Farms Week will be held virtually Mar. 21-27. Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T State University is sponsoring a series of virtual events and educational programs to inform the public and provide research-based information to support small farmers. This year’s theme is “35 Years: Resilience. Strength. Diversity” and will begin...
